Hari Katha is better than both the nectar of heaven and the nectar of liberation

Hari Katha is better than both the nectar of heaven and the nectar of liberation. My Lord, the transcendental bliss derived from meditating upon Your lotus feet or hearing about Your glories from pure devotees is so unlimited that it is far beyond the stage of Brahmaananda. SB 4.9.10.

The nectar of Your (of Lord Krishna) topics destroys (kalmasa apaharanam) the effects of all stages of sin (aprarabdha, kuta, bija and prarabdha (sinful reactions from which one is suffering at present). The nectar of Svarga does not destroy sins, but rather it increases lusty desire, which is a cause for sin. Even the nectar of liberation does not destroy Prarabdha-karma, though it destroys aprarabdha, kuta and bija. The nectar of hearing about You is most auspicious (Sravana Mangalam) because just by hearing one becomes attracted to You and attains the ultimate goal of life. This is not so with the nectar of Svarga or moksha.

The nectar of Your topics, being constantly broadcast (aatatam) by Your devotees, Those who glorify You in Kirtana (grananti) are bestowing the greatest treasure. Though one may give that person everything he owns, he can never repay him.


- Gopis speaking to Lord Krishna, in the Gopis songs of separation (Gopi gita), Page No.347 of the book entitled Saaraartha Darshini (Commentary by Srila Visvanatha Chakravarthi Thakur, on the 10th canto of Srimad Bhagavatam).

It's Better to Work for Krishna.

 It's Better to Work for Krishna.

Working in devotion is better than renunciation of work because the idle mind is the devil's workshop. Since the living entity is active by nature both mentally and physically, to stop acting and stop thinking is an artificial position, which cannot be maintained. Therefore instead of trying to become free from material existence by artificially trying to stop acting and thinking, one can be immediately liberated from material existence simply by engaging in devotional service to Lord Sri Krishna. This is confirmed by Srila Rupa Goswami as follows:

īhā yasya harer dāsye
karmaṇā manasā girā
nikhilāsv apy avasthāsu
jīvan-muktaḥ sa ucyate

"One who engages in the transcendental service of the Lord in body, mind and word is to be considered liberated in all conditions of material existence."--Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.187

Since even to maintain this material body. work cannot be given up, the best system for both material and spiritual success is to absorb one's life fully in acts of devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna.

By Sankarshan Das Adhikari